Classes of Hazards, Hazmat - Will Carry -General Philosophy

The aggregate quantity of aerosols in Division 2.2 that may be carried in passenger baggage may not exceed:

2 kg (70 ounces) by mass or 2 L (68 fluid ounces) by volume.

Dry ice may be carried on board an aircraft as an exception for passengers, crewmembers, or air operators in quantities that do not exceed:

2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) per person.

A Hazardous Materials Incident Report is required within __________ of the discovery of an incident listed in 171.15, unintentional release of hazardous materials, undeclared hazardous materials, or a fire, explosion, or dangerous evolution of heat caused by a battery or battery powered device.

30 days

Unopened alcoholic beverages may be carried in carry-on or checked baggage when the alcohol by volume is greater than 24% but not more than:

70%.

A telephone report to the NRC is required for which of the following events involving hazardous materials?

A flight is diverted from its intended destination to an alternate.

Which of the following items is permitted on board an aircraft as an exception for passengers and crewmembers ONLY in carry-on baggage?

A mercury barometer or thermometer in a leakproof packaging carried by a representative of a government weather bureau.

Which of the following may NOT be permitted on board an aircraft?

A torch lighter.

Spare lithium batteries for portable electronic devices may be carried without complying with Hazardous Materials Regulations in

Carry-on baggage only.

Lithium batteries and lithium-ion batteries are commonly used to power consumer personal electronic devices brought on aircraft. These types of batteries are capable of ignition and subsequent explosion due to overheating, which causes thermal runaway. If a fire occurs that is suspected to be caused by a lithium battery in thermal runaway you should:

Extinguish the fire with a Halon, Halon replacement, or water extinguisher, and then douse the device in water to cool it.

True or False? When a spillable battery for a wheelchair/mobility aid is transported as checked baggage and cannot be stowed upright, the terminals must be detached and insulated to prevent short circuiting.

False, the battery must be removed if the wheelchair/mobility aid cannot be transported upright.

Under what condition may Class 7 material be carried aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft?

It is intended for use in, or incident to research, medical diagnosis, or treatment.

When responding to an emergency involving hazardous materials, under what conditions should you enter the area?

Only when wearing appropriate protective gear.

Which of the following items may be permitted on board an aircraft on one's person or in carry-on baggage without adhering to the Hazardous Materials Regulations?

Perfumes and colognes purchased through duty-free sales.

What is the first thing you should do in the event of an emergency involving hazardous materials?

Resist rushing in and avoid vapor, fumes, smoke, and spills.

The Pilot in Command must be notified of the loading location of batteries for mobility devices if they are:

Spillable or lithium ion type batteries.

Under which of the following conditions may an internal combustion, fuel cell engine, or a machine or apparatus containing an internal combustion or fuel cell engine be carried as checked baggage and not under the Hazardous Materials Regulations?

The engine contains no liquid, vapors, or residue.

An emergency response telephone number is not required for which of the following materials?

Flammable gas powered vehicle.

Some variations in proper shipping name are allowed. Which of the following variations may be permitted?

The word "toxic" may be used interchangeably with "poison" or "poisonous".

The Hazardous Materials Table in 49 CFR 172.101 provides the proper shipping names and other information for hazardous materials. When providing the shipping description for each hazardous material what of the following must be included for transport by aircraft?

Total net mass per package unless indicated in the HM Table.

If death or bodily injury occurs due to the willful or reckless violation of the Hazardous Material Regulations, the maximum imprisonment is:

10 years

On cargo aircraft, single packages of Class 7 radioactive materials may not have a transport index greater than:

10.0.

How often is recurrent training on Hazardous Materials required? Every:

24 months and within 30 days of beginning new duties involving hazardous materials.

When loading hazardous materials onto a passenger-carrying aircraft, no more than _________ of hazardous materials may be loaded in an inaccessible manner.

25 kg (55 pounds).

Certificate holders must maintain records on required Hazardous Materials training for:

3 years.

Single packages of radioactive, Class 7, materials may not be carried on board passenger-carrying aircraft if the transport index of any package is greater than:

3.0.

When used as a receptacle for a gas, a bulk container should have a maximum water capacity that is greater than:

454 kg (1000 lbs).

When primary and subsidiary labels are required, they must be placed next to each other. This means the labels must be within:

6 inches (150 mm) of each other.

How long must the aircraft operator retain a copy of each notification of the pilot in command?

90 days.

What label must be placed on two opposite vertical sides of an outer non-bulk package containing liquid hazardous materials?

A (upward arrows)

Materials that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce are considered:

A Hazardous Material.

Which of the following reports are required if undeclared hazardous material is discovered?

A Hazardous Materials Incident Report must be filed within 30 days.

Which of the following is forbidden for transportation on passenger and cargo aircraft?

A chemical oxygen generator that has been used or is expired.

Under which of the following conditions may a hazardous materials' label be printed or placed on a securely affixed tag?

A package which is smaller than the required label(s), and is not radioactive.

Personnel must be alert for possible hazards presented by undeclared or hidden hazardous materials. Which of the following shipments might contain undeclared or hidden hazardous materials?

A shipment of goods including scuba gear. A shipment of labeled and marked hazardous materials consigned with non-hazardous materials. All of the answers are correct. Any shipment of consumer goods.

Which of the following job functions would require hazardous materials training?

Acceptance, rejection, loading, or handling items for transport. Storage of materials incidental to transport. Packaging of company material.

In order to be considered accessible, each package must be loaded where a crewmember or other authorized person can:

Access, handle, and when size permits, separate such packages from other cargo during flight.

Passengers or shippers may unknowingly offer goods containing undeclared hazardous materials for shipment. Which of the following items may contain hidden hazardous materials?

Aircraft, automobile or machinery parts.

Class 1

Any substance or article, including a device, which is designed to explode or which may explode due to its chemical composition

Which of the following would be considered a reportable incident regarding the transport of hazardous material?

As a result of hazardous material the general public must be evacuated for one hour or more.

When must the pilot in command be notified of hazardous material that will be carried in the aircraft?

As early as practicable before the departure of the aircraft.

A gas which dilutes or replaces oxygen normally in the atmosphere is considered a(n):

Asphyxiant.

The emergency response telephone number must be monitored:

At all times when the hazardous materials are in transport, including storage incidental to transportation.

Which of the images portrays proper labeling?

B

Which of the following markings would need to be used on packages containing limited quantities that are being prepared for air transport?

B ( black and white Y)

Class 8 Corrosive materials have which of the following labels?

B (Black and White)

What warning placard may be used on freight containers, unit load devices, transport vehicles, or rail cars, which contain non-bulk packages with two or more categories of hazardous materials in lieu of the specific placards required for each of the materials?

B (the DANGEROUS placard must have a red upper and lower triangle.)

Which of the following labels would be required on hazardous materials shipments of lithium batteries?

B (the background on the LITHIUM BATTERY label must be white with seven black vertical stripes on the top half.)

How would you determine if a substance may be transported by air using the Hazardous Materials Table?

By checking Column 3 and 9 for the word "forbidden".

Which of the following markings indicates that the substance is a marine pollutant?

C

Which of the following is the correct label for "Cargo Aircraft Only" materials?

C (The CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY label must be black on an orange background.)

Which of the following labels is used for materials that contain self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 or organic peroxides of Division 5.2 when they are transported by aircraft?

C (keep away from heat)

Class 9, Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials, have labels with what in the upper half?

C (label must be white with seven black vertical stripes on the top half)

Which of the following is the correct Organic Peroxide Warning Label?

C (red and yellow)

Which of the following placards would be required on Class 7 hazardous materials packaged for transport?

C (the background color on the RADIOACTIVE placard must be white in the lower portion with a yellow triangle in the upper portion)

Emergency response information is required to be provided to the pilot in command of any aircraft on which hazardous materials has been loaded. The term "emergency response information" means information that:

Can be used in the mitigation of an incident involving hazardous materials.

If a material exceeds the maximum net quantity authorized on passenger-carrying aircraft but is permitted on cargo aircraft, it will be labeled:

Cargo Aircraft Only.

When transporting hazardous materials on cargo-only aircraft, the weight limitation does not apply to:

Class 6.1 infectious substances.

For which of the following materials are Packing Groups not listed on the HMT?

Class 7.

Company materials (COMAT) may contain hazardous materials and may be subject to which of the following hazardous materials requirements?

Classifying, documenting, marking, labeling, and packaging regardless of the mode of transport.

"Forbidden" will appear in the HMT when a material is forbidden for transport. In which column(s) may "forbidden" appear on the table?

Column 3 or Column 9.

A packaging which consists of one or more inner packagings secured within a non-bulk outer packaging is referred to as:

Combination packaging.

Class 8

Corrorsive materials

Which of the following icons would be on a label for a package containing Explosive 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 hazardous materials?

D (looks like a splatter)

Labels are NOT required for which of the following items?

Department of defense packages containing military explosives. Compressed gas cylinders mounted in or on a transport vehicle. Freight container or unit load device on which representative labels are visible.

If undeclared hazardous materials are discovered after a shipment has been accepted for transportation, the incident should be reported in a(n):

Discrepancy report, as soon as practicable.

What hidden hazardous material may be present in a shipment of frozen fruit or vegetables?

Dry ice.

Information required in the Emergency response information must be printed in:

English.

Which of the following explosives may not be offered for any mode of transport?

Fireworks that contain both a detonator and an explosive. Liquid explosives not explicitly authorized such as Nitroglycerin. An explosive mixture or device containing chlorate and an ammonium salt.

Class 3

Flammable Liquid

What is the primary difference, other than size, between Flammable Liquid Warning Labels and Warning Placards?

Flammable Liquid Warning Placard may include the words "Gasoline", "Combustible" or "Fuel Oil" instead of Flammable Liquid.

Class 2

Gases- Compressed or stored for transport

What does the symbol "G" signify when it is present in Column one (1) of the HMT?

Identifies "n.o.s" or "not otherwise specified" and generic shipping names.

Under which of the following conditions may mercury be carried on an aircraft under the exceptions for passengers and crew?

In a small medical or clinical mercury thermometer, carried in a protective case in checked bag

How must proper shipping names be written on shipping papers and related documents?

In singular or plural form, in all lowercase, all capital letters, or a combination of both.

Emergency response information must include:

Initial methods for handling spills or leaks in the absence of fire.

Large salvage packaging is special packaging used to transport damaged, defective, or leaking hazardous materials or packages and:

Is designed for mechanical handling.

Siftproof packaging means packaging that:

Is impermeable to dry contents, including fine solid material produced during transport.

All packages of plutonium must be secured and restrained to prevent shifting, and must be stowed aboard the aircraft so that:

It is in the most aft location and no cargo is stowed aft of any package containing plutonium.

The maximum inner volume of receptacles or packagings is referred to as:

Maximum capacity.

Class 9

Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials

Which of the following is NOT required for marking packages of Hazardous Materials?

No other marking may be on the package, to include advertising.

Using the segregation table on screen, can Class 3 materials be stored next to or in contact with Division 5.1 materials?

No, the X indicates that they may not be stowed next to or in contact with each other.

The term "Hazard zone" refers to which of the following?

One of the two levels of hazards assigned to liquids poisonous by inhalation. Based on the LC50 value for acute inhalation toxicity of gases and vapors. One of the four levels of hazard assigned to gases.

Class 5

Oxidizers and Organic Peroxide

There are several materials that are only forbidden for transport on Aircraft, but may be transported on the ground. Which of the following items is forbidden for carriage on aircraft but may be transported on the ground?

Packages with a magnetic field of more than 0.00525 gauss measured at 4.5 m from the surface of the package.

Class 7

Radioactive material

Under what circumstances may packages labeled "Poison", "Poison Inhalation Hazard", or "Infectious Substance" be carried in an aircraft?

The area in which it was carried is visually inspected for evidence of leakage, spillage or contamination, and for Division 6.2 substances the package or ULD is inspected for signs of leakage.

Non-bulk combination packages having inner packagings containing liquid hazardous materials, single packaging fitted with vents, or open cryogenic receptacles intended for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases must be packaged so that:

The closures face upward and the package is legibly marked with orientation markings in two opposite vertical sides of the package.

When may an oxidizer be loaded in an inaccessible cargo compartment?

The compartment is equipped with a fire or smoke detection system and a fire suppression system.

Upon removal of a unit load device from an aircraft, the area must be inspected for leakage or contamination. If a leak is found or suspected:

The compartment must be inspected for contamination.

Column one of the HMT may contain any of six symbols (or a combination thereof). What does the symbol "A" signify?

The entry only applies when the material is transported by aircraft.

Class 7 radioactive materials are labeled according to their transport index (TI) and radiation level. If these indicate differing hazard labels, it should be labeled according to:

The highest category hazard label of the two.

What do the letters "UN" prior to the identification number in the HMT signify?

The item to be shipped has the appropriate shipping name for international and domestic transportation.

Under what conditions may you transport packages with hazardous materials markings when the packages contain no hazardous materials or hazardous materials residue (such as when transporting new, unused containers intended for hazardous materials)?

The markings are covered, or otherwise not visible, and it is loaded/unloaded by the shipper or consignee.

Under which of the following conditions may a material listed as "Forbidden" in column 3 of the Hazardous Materials Table be offered for transport?

The material is diluted, stabilized, or incorporated in a device and classed in accordance with the regulations.

Which of the following operations does not require compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)?

Transportation of a hazardous material in an aircraft operated by a Federal employee solely for noncommercial Federal purposes.

Which of the following packaging descriptions would be accurate using the highlighted entry from the Hazardous Materials table?

UN2744, Cyclobutyl chloroformate, 6.1, (8, 3), PG II.

If an appropriate technical name for a hazardous material is not in the Hazardous Materials Table, what should be done?

Use a generic n.o.s. description that corresponds to the specific hazard class, packing group, hazard zone, or subsidiary hazard.

When are lithium cells or batteries considered an exception and permitted on an aircraft when carried by aircraft passengers or crewmembers?

When part of a consumer electronic or medical device.

When must packages containing Class 7 radioactive materials be marked with gross mass?

When the package is greater than 50 kg (110lbs)

When shipping a material that is hazardous waste, but doesn't include "waste" as a part of the proper shipping name, it should be provided:

With the word "waste" preceding the proper shipping name.

Class 6

poisonous materials

What is the maximum civil penalty for each willful violation of the Hazardous Materials Regulations in which death, serious illness, severe injury, and/or substantial destruction of property was NOT a result?

$89,678.

On journeys not exceeding 24 hours, the separation distance between the surfaces of radioactive materials packages, overpacks, or freight containers, and any space occupied by live animals must be at least:

0.5 m (20 inches).

Which of the following may be loaded on an aircraft?

Any liquid hazardous materials stowed with the top closure facing down or to either side. None of the answers are correct. A unit load device that shows evidence of leaking or damaged hazardous materials. Unsecured hazardous materials that may shift or change orientation during flight.

Emergency response information for hazardous materials must be provided and maintained during transportation or storage incidental to transport except:

Hazardous materials excepted from shipping paper requirements or classed as ORM-D.

A freight container designed and constructed so that it is able to be used interchangeably in two or more modes of transport is termed a(n):

Intermodal container.

Which of the following Warning Labels may be on a Class 2 hazardous material?

Only label "C" may contain Class 2, Gasses. Only labels "A" and label "B" may contain Class 2, Gasses. All of the labels may contain Class 2 Gases. Only labels "A", "B" and "D" may contain Class 2, Gasses.

Column 9 provides quantity limitations for hazardous materials shipped by:

Passenger air or rail and cargo aircraft.

Which of the following hazardous materials may be permitted on board the aircraft as an exception from the Hazardous Materials regulations?

Perfumes and colognes, purchased through duty-free sales, carried by passengers or crew in carry-on baggage.

Class 4

flammable solids , spontaneously combustible, and dangerous when wet

What is the purpose of the Hazardous Materials Table?

Designates materials listed therein as hazardous for the purpose of transport.

What must be included in the notification of the pilot in command?

The proper shipping name, hazard class or division, subsidiary risk corresponding to a required label, packing group, and identification number. The exact loading location of the packages and the airport at which the packages are to be unloaded. All of the answers are correct. The telephone number of a person not aboard the aircraft from whom the information contained in the notification of the pilot in command can be obtained.

The combined transport index and criticality index for all packages of Class 7 radioactive materials on board a passenger-carrying aircraft may not exceed:

50.

Bulk packages with a capacity of 3,785 L (1,000 gallons) or more must be marked:

On each side and each end.

What color(s) is used on Class 4 Flammable Solid, Spontaneously Combustible, and Dangerous When Wet Warning Label backgrounds?

Red, White, and blue, or a combination thereof depending on the type.